Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNdodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma is believed to have left the country from Heathrow Airport (Police)Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and her two daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were discovered dead in their home in Great Denham, near Bedford, on Monday. Bedfordshire Police are treating the deaths as murder and have identified 45-year-old Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, also known as Mark, as the primary suspect. Mark Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage and the father/husband of the victims, is believed to have left the UK from Heathrow Airport to Zimbabwe on Saturday. Detective inspector Lee Martin has issued an urgent appeal for Tshuma to hand himself in, stating that police are actively working with national and international agencies to track him down. A woman laying flowers outside the family home described Zandile as a "gracious mother," expressing profound sorrow over the loss. In fullPolice release image of dad named as suspect in death of wife and two childrenMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in